Thailand to begin Covid-19 vaccination next month


Children wearing face-masks to reduce spread of Covid-19 virus play on an improvised cart in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. - AP

BANGKOK (Xinhua): The Thai authority has set three phases for Covid-19 vaccination, with the first phase involving two million doses from February to April, the Ministry of Public Health said Thursday (Jan 7).

The first two million doses would prioritise vaccination for 80,000 medical personnel and health volunteers, 20,000 disease control workers, people with chronic diseases as well as those aged 60 and over, said Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the disease control department at the ministry.

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